Wayne Maki was the younger brother of the Black Hawks' Chico Maki. He, too, played junior in St.Catharines, although the team nickname had changed from the Teepees to the Black Hawks by the time Wayne played.

He joined the NHL with the Black Hawks in 1967-68, playing with his brother. In June 1969, the St.Louis Blues claimed Maki from the Hawks. It was during training camp that fall that Wayne Maki and Boston Bruin defenseman Ted Green engaged in an infamous stick-swinging duel that almost ended Green's life. After a partial season in St.Louis, Maki was sent to the AHL.

In 1970-71, the Vancouver Canucks claimed the younger Maki brother in the Expansion Draft, and he played a full-time role with the new franchise until partway through the 1972-73 season. Wayne Maki was diagnosed with brain cancer on December 14, 1972. He never stepped onto the ice again. Tragically, Wayne Maki succumbed to the cancer on May 1, 1974.

REGULAR SEASON

PLAYOFFS

Season

Club

League

GP

G

A

TP

PIM

+/-

GP

G

A

TP

PIM

1963-64

Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds

NOJHA

36

43

31

74

44

1964-65

St. Catharines Black Hawks

OHA-Jr.

56

29

48

77

43

4

3

4

7

10

1964-65

St. Louis Braves

CPHL

3

0

0

0

4

1965-66

St. Louis Braves

CPHL

69

25

26

51

46

2

0

1

1

13

1966-67

St. Louis Braves

CPHL

67

31

28

59

69

1967-68

Dallas Black Hawks

CPHL

12

5

7

12

14

5

2

1

3

17

1967-68

Chicago Black Hawks

NHL

49

5

5

10

32

-4

2

1

0

1

2

1968-69

Chicago Black Hawks

NHL

1

0

0

0

0

0

1968-69

Dallas Black Hawks

CHL

50

25

24

49

74

11

7

7

14

37

1969-70

St. Louis Blues

NHL

16

2

1

3

4

-4

1969-70

Buffalo Bisons

AHL

40

13

20

33

72

14

4

4

8

61

1970-71

Vancouver Canucks

NHL

78

25

38

63

99

-13

1971-72

Vancouver Canucks

NHL

76

22

25

47

43

-4

1972-73

Vancouver Canucks

NHL

26

3

10

13

6

-11

NHL Totals

246

57

79

136

184

2

1

0

1

2

Brother of Chico CPHL Second All-Star Team (1967)

Claimed by St. Louis from Chicago in Intra-League Draft, June 11, 1969. Claimed by Vancouver from St. Louis in Expansion Draft, June 10, 1970. Missed remainder of 1972-73 season after being diagnosed with brain cancer, December 14, 1972.